Timothy rogers



(No Model.)

T. ROG-EES.

, WIRE FENCE POST. No. 267,758. Patented Nov. 21, 1882.;

.m Calo /a a, l fC' Fz' Q i -eowz u ci ZC-.Z

Y d 0i: Taz, Q o l Zie/,1? uca/@Z221 //fM-JMZA f @444: .Z2/dwf JhcewW/)my i wire not only protected, butto have the post adapt the post for the use of barbed wire, which UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

FENCE COMIDA NY,

OF SAME PLACE.

WIRE-FENCE POST. l

SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 267,758, dated November 21, 1882. Application filed July 10, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TIMOTHY Roenes, a citizen ofthe United States, residing` at Springfield, in the county ofOl-arke and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful' Improvements in Fence-Posts for Wire Fences; and I do declare the following to be al'ull, clear, and exact description ot' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertaius to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ol reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in posts for wire felices.

My invention relatesto a permanent and durable post for wire fencesin which the wires are held by clamping the post together.

In posts for wire fences as usually constx ucted the wires are held in hooks, notches, or other like devices attached to or cnt in the post. Thesehooksor rangs are liable to be broken or separated from the post, thus letting the wires upon the ground.

The object of myinvention is to have the made in two sections which are easily separated for the purpose of removing` the wire in case it may be broken. and to allowa new one to be replaced. These features particularly cannot be drawn through the holes made for it as wire without the barbs can.

Figure l is a side elevation of myimproved post for wire fences with a cross-section of wires therein. Fig. 2 isra front view of the same.

A is the post, which consists of two sections of channelrail, forming t-he upright portion and bifurcating at the ground-line, the ends et' the fork being secured to a cast-iron base, Its uprights have a half-round groove, c2, on the inside of each section, which, when the two uprights are placed together, form a hole for the wire, as seen in the figures. Generally about three bolts are used to clamp the post together-one at the bottom near the groundline, one half-way up the post, and one at the top. The latter extends through the ends of a bent cap, c. (Seen in Figs. 1 and 2.) This cap can be made of either Wrought or cast iron. lts object is to protect the wires inside the post from wet, as that part of the wire is most subject to corrosion. Bolt b at the top is necessarily longer than the bolts b below it.

All have. threads and nuts to tighten them.

In making use of the post it is set with its base b across the fence-line, as is customary withthisclassofposts. Thetwo upperboltsa-re removed, and the cap c also. The uprights are sprung slightly apart, and the wires c or n dropped in between the sections until they rest in their respective holes. The` post is then closed together and the bolts and cap replaced` as before. Fig. 3 shows the inside of one of the uprights with its half-round groovesin the iianges of the channel-iron.

This post possesses the advantage of lightness, strength, and durability,besides being free from the objections there are to a post of either iron or wood having hooks, tangs, or

notches on one side to attach the wire thereto. Bolt b' at the top of the post fills a twofold purpose of connecting the top ends ofthe two uprights and of fastening the cap c thereon.

The post A being similar in general construction to that shown in an application for a patent for a board fence, I herewith disclaim it in its application for other purposes.

I am aware that parallel uprights each having square slots, which, when the nprights are placed together', form an opening for the rails` to pass through are common, and -that a cap has been placed upon the top or adivided post to serve as a top connection for the braces, and these I do not claim but The combination, with a fence-post formed of two parallel Wrought-iron sections attached to a base and adapted to be sprung apart at the top,and each having semicircular openings which register with corresponding openings upon its mate, of a eap placed over the top of the sections, and bolts passing through both sections, and the upper one clamping the top ofthe section and the cap, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afx mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

TIMOTHY ROGERS. Witnesses:

GHAs. D. RUSH, B. O. OoNvEEsE. 

